René I. Alfaro

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Best Publications

• The role of forest genetic resources in responding to biotic and abiotic factors in the context of anthropogenic climate change

  René I. Alfaro;Bruno Fady;Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin;Ian K. Dawson

  233
  Citations

• Forest, climate and mountain pine beetle outbreak dynamics in Western Canada.

  S. W. Taylor;A. L. Carroll;R. I. Alfaro;L. Safranyik

  225
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• Influence of fire and mountain pine beetle on the dynamics of lodgepole pine stands in British Columbia, Canada

  Jodi N. Axelson;René I. Alfaro;Brad C. Hawkes

  192
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• Tree mortality and radial growth losses caused by the western spruce budworm in a Douglas-fir stand in British Columbia

  R. I. Alfaro;G. A. Van Sickle;A. J. Thomson;E. Wegwitz

  174
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• An induced defense reaction in white spruce to attack by the white pine weevil, Pissodesstrobi

  René I. Alfaro

  110
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• Dendroecological studies of tree growth, climate and spruce beetle outbreaks in Central British Columbia, Canada

  Qibin Zhang;René I Alfaro;Richard J Hebda

  95
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• Modeling Tree-Ring Growth Responses to Climatic Variables Using Artificial Neural Networks

  Qi-Bin Zhang;Richard J. Hebda;Qi-Jun Zhang;René I. Alfaro

  94
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• Growth response in a Douglas-fir/lodgepole pine stand after thinning of lodgepole pine by the mountain pine beetle: A case study

  Richard Heath;Rene I. Alfaro

  85
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• Changes in stand structure in uneven-aged lodgepole pine stands impacted by mountain pine beetle epidemics and fires in central British Columbia

  Jodi N. Axelson;René I. Alfaro;Brad C. Hawkes

  84
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• Sustainability of boreal forests and forestry in a changing environment.

  P. J. Burton;Y. Bergeron;B. E. C. Bogdanski;G. P. Juday

  81
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• The threat of the ambrosia beetle Megaplatypus mutatus (Chapuis) (=Platypus mutatus Chapuis) to world poplar resources

  René I. Alfaro;Leland M. Humble;Paola Gonzalez;Raul Villaverde

  80
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• Genetic and phenotypic relationships between weevil (Pissodes strobi) resistance and height growth in spruce populations of British Columbia

  J N King;A D Yanchuk;G K Kiss;R I Alfaro

  76
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• The effects of overstory shading on white pine weevil damage to white spruce and its effects on spruce growth rates

  S. P. Taylor;R. I. Alfaro;C. DeLong;L. Rankin

  75
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• Histological response of resistant and susceptible white spruce to simulated white pine weevil damage

  Elizabeth S. Tomlin;Rene I. Alfaro;John H. Borden;Fangliang He

  70
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• Spatial Distribution of Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks in Relation to Climate and Stand Characteristics: A Dendroecological Analysis

  Elizabeth M. Campbell;René I. Alfaro;Brad Hawkes

  68
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• Historical and spatial characteristics of spruce budworm Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) outbreaks in northeastern British Columbia

  J.S. Burleigh;R.I. Alfaro;J.H. Borden;S. Taylor

  66
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• Forests and society - responding to global drivers of change.

  Gerardo Mery;Pia Katila;Glen Galloway;Rene I. Alfaro

  65
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• Mechanisms of Resistance in Conifers Against Shoot Infesting Insects

  René I. Alfaro;John H. Borden;John N. King;Elizabeth S. Tomlin

  65
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• Role of volatile and nonvolatile components of Sitka spruce bark as feeding stimulants for Pissodes strobi Peck (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

  R. I. Alfaro;H. D. Pierce;J. H. Borden;A. C. Oehlschlager

  59
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• LEVELS OF SITKA SPRUCE WEEVIL, PISSODES STROBI (PECK), DAMAGE AMONG SITKA SPRUCE PROVENANCES AND FAMILIES NEAR SAYWARD, BRITISH COLUMBIA

  Rene I. Alfaro;Cheng C. Ying

  58
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• Forests in the global balance – changing paradigms

  G. Mery;R.I. Alfaro;M. Kanninen;M. Lobovikov

  15
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